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Venezuelan family self-deports after month in Texas detention

Apr 16, 2026 · El Paso, TX, Venezuela

Venezuelan family self-deports after month in Texas detention

José and his family from Venezuela entered the U.S. legally in 2024 using the CBP One app and received parole to live and work while their asylum cases were pending. After their immigration court hearing in June 2025 was dismissed under a Trump administration order, they were arrested outside the courtroom and detained for a month at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. Following their release, the family decided to abandon the asylum process and purchased one-way plane tickets back to Venezuela.

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